By Dr. Ann Aerts, head of the Novartis Foundation, which focuses on how data, digital and AI can transform global health.
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the unsteady response can be boiled down to one explanation: We weren’t prepared.
News reports show that even countries with the strongest health care systems have been short of health care workers, hospital space and personal protective equipment for medical staff. And without coordinated systems for managing equipment, hospital resources and operations, national leaders have been forced to make decisions on the fly and learn from the mistakes of other countries.
